Blenheim CBD Murals
Blenheim’s murals are a colourful interpretation of Marlborough’s natural environment.
The project is a joint initiative between Blenheim Business Association (BBA) and Marlborough District Council, designed to stimulate and inspire those visiting our CBD.
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Karearea - NZ Falcon
Artist: Swiftmantis - Papaioea (Palmerston North) and Sean Duffell - Te Waiharakeke (Blenheim) Location: 59 High Street (on UFS Pharmacy Wall)
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Yin Yang Beaver
Artsit: Mica Still - Te Whanganui-A-Tara (Wellington)
Location: Farmers Carpark, High Street
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Ōpaoa
Artist: Ross Liew - Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland)
Location: Wynen Street Pocket Park
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NZ Green Gecko
Artist: Dcypher (Guy Ellis) - Ōtautahi (Christchurch)
Location: Hakuna Matata Café, 1C Main Street
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NZ Long-tailed Bat
Artist: Erin Forsyth - Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland)
Kinross Street Carpark, behind Rangitane House
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First Lane
Artist: Margarita Vovna - Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland)
Location: First Lane, behind Cotton On
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Aerial seed sowing
Artist: Dcypher (Guy Ellis) - Ōtautahi Christchurch
Location: Liz Davidson Place, Queen Street, Blenheim
Part of the Marlborough Mile Aviation Site, this mural depicts local farmer John Clervaux Chaytor in a hot air balloon performing what is widely believed to be the world’s first Aerial Seed Sowing in 1906.
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Endemic coastal birdlife of Marlborough
Artist: Thijs de Koning - Whakatū (Nelson) and Sean Duffell - Te Waiharakeke (Blenheim)
Location: Kinross Street, Blenheim - on side of Thai 9 restaurant